V. I. Lenin

The Second Congress of the R.S.D.L.P.

JULY 17 (30)–AUGUST 10 (23), 1908

DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE STATEMENT BY MARTYNOV AND
AKIMOV{1}

Recognisingthe statement made by Comrades Martynov and
Akimov as contradicting our concept of members of the Congress and even
members of the Party, the Congress invites Comrades Akimov and Martynov
either to withdraw their statement or to make a definite statement of theirwithdrawal from the Party. As for the minutes, the Congress in any case
offers them the opportunity to attend the special sitting to approve the
minutes.

{1}Following the approval by the Congress of § 13 of the Rules,
recognising the League of Russian Revolutionary Social-Democracy Abroad as
the R.S.D.L.P. only organisation abroad, delegates of the Union of Russian
Social-Democrats Abroad, Martynov and Akimov, informed the Bureau of the
Congress that they would not take part in the voting and would attend the
Congress only to hear the minutes of earlier sittings and to discuss the
manner of their publication. Their statement was read out at the 27th
sitting of the Congress on August 5 (18). The Congress invited Akimov and
Martynov to withdraw their statement, but they rejected the proposal and
walked out.

Lenindid not move the draft resolution at the Congress. In the
original the draft is crossed out. The reason may have been that the Bureau
of the Congress had decided to refer the question for discussion at the
Congress.

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